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CARLO

There are thousands of English people holiday-making in this emerald-corner of France, this lovely second (and cheaper) Monte Carlo, in Brittany; less than 'a twelve-hours, run from London. One meets them everywhere.

60, one of the German MAINLY SCISSORS LOOT destroyers scuttled in Scapa Eb

in June 1919, was raised by wire gropes attached to two halves of an Air Clube

ex-Germun Boating dock. This A committee is bong set up by second attempt by: Messrs. C64 and The A Ministry to work out Danks, Ltd., iron and steel mer details of the proposed scheme of chants, to raise VCD was begun on national clubs, intended to provide a Thursday night, when the wire cheap aying and popularise ropes were placed in position. At aviation. When the scheme has four o'clock morning, when it was

Even at this little place opposite been framed, experts will tour the low tile, the work of lifting began, country to ascertain the views of and by mid-day it was possible for the Casino, as I sit and dawdle municipalities and public bodies, tugs to tow the destroyer within over my café creme and Chartreuse and learn what facilities and sup-200 yards of the shore in Mill Bay, in the idlest French fashion, I port are to be expected. Approved Island of Hoy. At low tide night it hear around me the sibilant mur clubs will be presented free of was intended to continue the work mur of the English instead of the

·petulant chatter of the French. charge with several light aeroplanos Steel Houses.

writes D. B. in a home paper. by the Air Ministry, Young men who join the clubs and qualify as

"Already, in tow minutes, I have pilots will be expected to join the

watched over a hundred visions of their Royal Air Force Reserve,

cloaked loveliness with immaculate *escorts disappear Wool at Wembley.

through the revolving doors of the Casino-All English, But there is enough of France left in Dinard British, AY to make it Bretonne in spite of the

and

Considerable interest liùs been aroused in building circles by Lord Weir's statement m the House of Lords that the construction of standardised steel houses was The wool section har been more hopeful solution of the hous organised merely as an exhibit, ing problem than that provided in and no orders are taken at Wem-Mr. Wheatley's Bill. A leading bley from the army of buyers who architest told a Daily Mail" re-

A dear-old lady dressed in have invaded the muquiry offices and porter that the main principles black, with her elaborate starched information bureau, Munufucinvolved in the scheme appeared to headdress that the Bretonnes still tarers and representatives of firms be the, combination of stamped cling to fondly, goes by on the in every country from Canada to steel sheets, and steel framing with arm of ber bearded fisher-husband, Japan have called on the inform the insulation of the incal work on who makes holiday to-night. tion officers, and their enquiries the interior. One firm has already

The season here has been gyrat- have been referred to the firmna at erected such a building at Wem- ing merrily this past fortnight. Bradford. The officials who bley, so that the scheme is not Butterflylike, the gay little shops crganised the tremendous wool entirely novel. The whole 'ques in the Rue du Casino and the other exhibit state that the muin interest tion of using steel to solve the little streets running up from the has been in their mannequin housing problem had been brought beach have been displaying their parade. for which there is an within the range of practical politics multi-coloured 4 glories, Onending audience. Her Majesty by recent discoveries relating to the dazzling the newcomer-making the Queen, the Quiten of protection of steel surfaces from the most of the brief six weeks Roumania, the Queen of Spain, and rust and the provision of a cheap their annual appearances Al! many other notable people, have and effective insulating material our old friends from Canines and the real Monte Carlo are here and seen the exquisite frocks displayed suitable for mass production. in the mannequin theatre.

we meet them regularly at le golf, And Drowning Drama all day long, "American, Japanese,

dancing, le five o'clock, and try to GRACA & CO., French, Italian, German,

The story of the bathing tragedy recognise them in the flimsiest of and other bayers; are seated in the at Bantham, neur Thurlestone, beach toilettes. Or we may find No. 10, Wyndham Street,hittle theatre taking notes and Devonshire, in which five lives were them round the tables in the

otherwise, lost, was told at an inquest on Mr: "Heeg-Leef" bombarding the mannequin master.. M. Tincknell, teacher, of 112. High-Life Casino → jettisoning with questions. They state that | the number of foreign enquiries is Kennington-avenue, Bristol, and their superfluous cash in that fas

C. B. Owon, 16. of 10, Randall- cinating if somewhat foolish extraordinary, and that they have! noted particularly that the Ger- street, Cliffton, Bristol. Returning pastime, la boule.. mans form a very insistent section a verdict of Accidentul Death the For this is the veritable Monte coroner said everyone concerned Carlo of the north-as English as of the audiences. It is to the did all they could and deserved they make it, and not more so Bradford firms represented that one must look for the actual (eorge Arnold Philips, Church-

very great credit for their efforts. than you want it.

The sea slumbers all day in its harvest from the representation at road, Bristol, said the boys were exquisite turquoise peace, the Wembley, and many of these bathing under the charge of Mr. rocks change their soft colours manufacturers report that they Tincknell, and several of the party slowly through gradations of grey, have received large and extra-drifted away with the current, brown, gold and green to the black ordinary orders through Wembley Tincknell went to the assistance of of night, while the sky dreams Tropical Mortality.

hoy, Pitt, who, however, dis away to deepest indigo. Shadows The spirited effort made by appeured alraost at once. Tincknell of the passing clouds chase away General Sir F. Gordon Guggisberg, Phillips went to the rescue.

himself got into difficulties and over the beach while the children

Ha build their battlements of sand. Governor of the Gold Coast, to dis-had almost taken Tincknell ashore It grows too 'hot for lazing, and sipute finally the "white man's when a wave knocked them both relief is found in charterings grave tradition which still clingsdown and carried the teacher away. canoe for

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to the colony is not the first One of the boys, Noel Henry paddling away to a dream islet, instance of the value of official Woodhall, of Bristol, caught hold the Ile de Pourquoi Pas (the Isle of statistics in an argument of this of Tineknelt but could not retain Why Not?)—which I am assured kind. It is not generally known his grip.

Another boy. Saunders, is the name given to a rock just to Owen and brought round the corner of the little jutting headland confining this bay which distance towards the

that for many years the premium awum out tables of life assurance societies in him some

have done worse than invent it.→

And why not? Barrie might

D. B. in Ex.:

respect to policies taken out by shore but had to let go owing to the shelters Dinard. Europeans resident in ludia were current, which was pulling him based on the wholly empirical plan under: of charging an additional rate per until it was pointed out to one of cont. for allages. This went on.

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Was

Baby Chameleons.

AN OLD TIMER.

DEATH OF CHARLES SOUTHEY.

For the first time on record there the leading societies that Indian is a fourishing family of infant tables of mortality displayed chameleons in the London Zoo. marked differences in the mumber The mother is a dwarf herself, and of European deaths between the the babies are astonishing mites ages of 19 and 22 and from 23 only an inch long including their onwards, the explanation being tuils. If they put out their slender that the toll from, more especially, sticky tongues they might measureg

Johannesburg, August 3-Ar enormously 11 inches. There are 15 children heavier in the former period. in all, and to everyone's delight the great age of 92, Senator the Further_investigation showed that they are feeding well and promis

Hon. Charles Southey passed among Europeans who had become ing to live. The first meal was away on Wednesday night at his acclimatised the death-rate in given to a ten-minutes-old specimen residence, Culmstock, Schoombie, A gentle C.P., where he had lived for over India was not appreciably, if at all, who opened his jaws. higher than it is in England, and about a quarter of an inch long was 50 years. His father, who hailed this led to a re-arrangement of the popped-inside-and-the-intelligent from Devonshire, was one of the Indian premium tables of that child chew it up and swallowed it. 1820 Settlers and settled in the

Cape Colony, Matern more Now they are hunting and cating ecciety at any rate scientific lines. In passing, it may black-fly for themselves... Green be surmised that the low Gold dy are considered poisonous and are Coast death-rates quoted by Sir F. not included in the menu. As the Guggisberg ure largely due to the fact that the bulk of the European population is both fully adult and fully acclimatised.... Black Art.

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The late Mr. Chas. Southey was educated at the Diocesan College, Capetown, and completed his education in France. He served grow so their diet will change in as Magistrate in several Cape the following gradation:-1, black-districts and was a Senator of the y; 2, small gopties; 1 large Union Parliament from 1910 ro gentles: 4, meal-worms. 5, stick 1920.

self-possessed offspring. to

...

insects. When, they first arrived, Small of stature and light af thoir, skins were a dusky brown frame, he, however, was a man A few weeks ago (says the Now some of them are already strong of purpose, and when he "Bunday Sun," Johannesburg) the experimenting with the wonderful founded the Culmstock stud in wife of a farmer living, at Mooi colour-changes of their race. Their the 70's, Mr. Southey at once set River, Natal, missed a very first effort, of course, is to turn about improving the class of valuable diamond ring, A detec-green to match the plants in their thoroughbred horses which he Live was summoned, but, after cage. They have been separated made and retained as his spew. turning the whole place upside from their mother, who has never ciality... down, could find no clue leading to shown the slightest interest in her the discovery of the ring. At length the farmer, in the course of inquiries among the local Zulus, learnt, of a certain famous witch- doctor, or. "Tsangoma." as the natives called him. He sent his two.head-boys to the kmal of the magician, with instructions to sek the great, perca the whereabouts of the ring. The boys entered the but of the Tangoma, and, before ther, could speak, that worthy had addressed them You have come about the ring he said "Sit down, and I will call the spirit."!

MOTHER OF 11, CHILDREN

Tells Why Baby's Own Tablets are Always Kept In Her House The reason why Mrs. Mary I. Pepin, likese many other mothers, laws keeps Baby's Own Tablets ready at hand is because she has found them to be the fest, most convenient, ag oble and alous of all medicine for the com: mos lilla of her child

Write the Amerian mother, who

Some of the earlier sires he selected while on visits to England were Whackum and Wroughton, and later he imported Pear! Diver and some fashionably-bred mares with which he improved Calinstock Into the most successful stud in South Africa. One of the sons of Pearl Diver was Camp Fire, who, after wloning a number of races in South Africa, was taken to England, where he became the champion sprinter of his time

Not only did the late Mr. Southey breed a number of high- class racehorses, but in the daugh

A short while later a scratching How at No. 15 Cary Hill, Willimantic, ters of Pearl Diver he founded the

noise was heard in the roof of the Cono think Baby's Own Tablets most successful line of brood den, and the wited-doctor spoke the of the boek: laxatives I have era mares in South Africa. Of later "Listen, be eard the spirit in the children and they like to take years he showed a partiality for theme my little ones have collo 1 talks. He is saying that sa you is thom Baby's Own Tablets and they sons of St. Frusqum, among which have already gone to the police, he get rallel at ones. I would not be with were Patron Saint, and Catrail will not help your master. Tell out the Tablets in thi hodias ine. I have His services were in great, him, however that he may rest slöven children and the ets are myleeghest as a judge at showE

ssured the ring will come back.ramedy to keep hours

The nativos returned and reported

to their masterA month later:

the farmer and his wife were at the

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